@nx/nest - Generators

The @nx/nest plugin provides various generators to help you create and configure nest projects within your Nx workspace. Below is a complete reference for all available generators and their options.

For an overview of the plugin and setup instructions, see the @nx/nest introduction.

application

Nx Application Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:application [options]

Aliases: app

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:application <directory> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--e2eTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for end to end (e2e) tests	"jest"
--enableTypedLinting	boolean	Whether to enable typed linting. For flat configs, this configures the recommended parserOptions.projectService and tsconfigRootDir. For legacy .eslintrc configs, this configures parserOptions.project. We do not enable this by default for lint performance reasons.	false
--frontendProject	string	Frontend project that needs to access this application. This sets up proxy configuration.
--linter	string	The tool to use for running lint checks.	"none"
--name	string	The name of the application.
--setParserOptionsProject	boolean	Deprecated alias for enableTypedLinting.	false
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--skipPackageJson	boolean	Do not add dependencies to package.json.	false
--strict	boolean	Adds strictNullChecks, noImplicitAny, strictBindCallApply, forceConsistentCasingInFileNames and noFallthroughCasesInSwitch to tsconfig.	false
--tags	string	Add tags to the application (used for linting).
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"none"
--useProjectJson	boolean	Use a project.json configuration file instead of inlining the Nx configuration in the package.json file.

class

Nest Class Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:class [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:class <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest class language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

controller

Nest Controller Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:controller [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:controller <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest controller language.
--module	string	Allows specification of the declaring module.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--skipImport	boolean	Flag to skip the module import.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

decorator

Nest Decorator Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:decorator [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:decorator <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest decorator language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false

filter

Nest Filter Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:filter [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:filter <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest filter language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

gateway

Nest Gateway Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:gateway [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:gateway <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest gateway language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

guard

Nest Guard Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:guard [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:guard <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest guard language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

interceptor

Nest Interceptor Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:interceptor [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:interceptor <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest interceptor language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

interface

Nest Interface Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:interface [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:interface <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false

library

Create a NestJS Library for Nx.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:library [options]

Aliases: lib

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:library <directory> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--buildable	boolean	Generate a buildable library.	false
--controller	boolean	Include a controller with the library.	false
--enableTypedLinting	boolean	Whether to enable typed linting. For flat configs, this configures the recommended parserOptions.projectService and tsconfigRootDir. For legacy .eslintrc configs, this configures parserOptions.project. We do not enable this by default for lint performance reasons.	false
--global	boolean	Add the Global decorator to the generated module.	false
--importPath	string	The library name used to import it, like @myorg/my-awesome-lib. Must be a valid npm name.
--linter	string	The tool to use for running lint checks.	"none"
--name	string	Library name.
--publishable	boolean	Create a publishable library.
--service	boolean	Include a service with the library.	false
--setParserOptionsProject	boolean	Deprecated alias for enableTypedLinting.	false
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--skipPackageJson	boolean	Do not add dependencies to package.json.	false
--skipTsConfig	boolean	Do not update tsconfig.base.json for development experience.	false
--strict	boolean	Whether to enable tsconfig strict mode or not.	true
--tags	string	Add tags to the library (used for linting).
--target	string	The ES target, Nest suggest using es2021 or higher.	"es2021"
--testEnvironment	string	The test environment for jest, for node applications this should stay as node unless doing DOM testing.	"node"
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"none"
--useProjectJson	boolean	Use a project.json configuration file instead of inlining the Nx configuration in the package.json file.

middleware

Nest Middleware Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:middleware [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:middleware <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest middleware language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

module

Nest Module Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:module [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:module <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest module language.
--module	string	The path to import the module.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--skipImport	boolean	Flag to skip the module import.	false

pipe

Nest Pipe Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:pipe [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:pipe <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest pipe language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

provider

Nest Provider Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:provider [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:provider <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest provider language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

resolver

Nest Resolver Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:resolver [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:resolver <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest resolver language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

resource

Nest Resource Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:resource [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:resource <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--crud	boolean	When true, CRUD entry points are generated.	true
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--skipImport	boolean	Flag to skip the module import.	false
--type	string	The transport layer.	"rest"
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

service

Nest Service Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/nest:service [options]

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/nest:service <path> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--language	string	Nest service language.
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"jest"

Getting Help

You can get help for any generator by adding the --help flag:

nx generate @nx/nest:<generator> --help